US intelligence favors maintaining missile constraints on Ukraine, according to FOX
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An unnamed official has conveyed to Fox News that permitting Kiev to utilize ATACMS for long-range strikes on Russia would offer little in terms of strategic gain while posing a risk of escalation.
Both the Pentagon and the US Intelligence Committee have advised Washington to refrain from allowing Ukraine to employ American-supplied weapons for deeper strikes into Russian territory, as reported on Wednesday.
Analysis referenced by Fox indicates that approving the use of US-supplied ATACMS missiles by Kiev would not create a significant strategic impact and could exacerbate tensions between Washington and Moscow.
The Kremlin has made it clear that it would perceive such strikes as a collaborative US-Ukrainian assault on Russia. President Vladimir Putin noted that Kiev would not be capable of executing such attacks independently due to its reliance on targeting information from NATO.
On Wednesday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin mentioned that Russia has repositioned its aircraft to bases beyond the 300km operational range of ATACMS, suggesting that removing restrictions on their usage would have limited effectiveness.
The unnamed US official stressed the recklessness of allowing Ukraine to use American missiles for long-range attacks, particularly considering Russia’s stance. “It would be irresponsible if we didn’t take into account what Russia would do,” the official explained, cautioning that Russia is a “nuclear power capable of doing very bad things both to Ukraine and to the US.”
The intelligence community also pointed out that Moscow would likely relocate its military assets out of range if Ukraine were granted unrestricted access to ATACMS. Furthermore, the official noted that Ukrainian stocks of these missiles are dwindling, and transferring from the Pentagon's own stockpiles could compromise US military readiness.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has identified the removal of Western restrictions on long-range weapons against Russia as one of the key aspects of his recently proposed ‘victory plan.’
Earlier this year, Putin ordered a revision of Russia’s nuclear doctrine to include that aggression from any non-nuclear state, supported by nuclear states, would be viewed as a joint attack on Russia. Such an incident could potentially justify the use of nuclear weapons.
Mathilde Moreau contributed to this report for TROIB News
Both the Pentagon and the US Intelligence Committee have advised Washington to refrain from allowing Ukraine to employ American-supplied weapons for deeper strikes into Russian territory, as reported on Wednesday.
Analysis referenced by Fox indicates that approving the use of US-supplied ATACMS missiles by Kiev would not create a significant strategic impact and could exacerbate tensions between Washington and Moscow.
The Kremlin has made it clear that it would perceive such strikes as a collaborative US-Ukrainian assault on Russia. President Vladimir Putin noted that Kiev would not be capable of executing such attacks independently due to its reliance on targeting information from NATO.
On Wednesday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin mentioned that Russia has repositioned its aircraft to bases beyond the 300km operational range of ATACMS, suggesting that removing restrictions on their usage would have limited effectiveness.
The unnamed US official stressed the recklessness of allowing Ukraine to use American missiles for long-range attacks, particularly considering Russia’s stance. “It would be irresponsible if we didn’t take into account what Russia would do,” the official explained, cautioning that Russia is a “nuclear power capable of doing very bad things both to Ukraine and to the US.”
The intelligence community also pointed out that Moscow would likely relocate its military assets out of range if Ukraine were granted unrestricted access to ATACMS. Furthermore, the official noted that Ukrainian stocks of these missiles are dwindling, and transferring from the Pentagon's own stockpiles could compromise US military readiness.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has identified the removal of Western restrictions on long-range weapons against Russia as one of the key aspects of his recently proposed ‘victory plan.’
Earlier this year, Putin ordered a revision of Russia’s nuclear doctrine to include that aggression from any non-nuclear state, supported by nuclear states, would be viewed as a joint attack on Russia. Such an incident could potentially justify the use of nuclear weapons.
Mathilde Moreau contributed to this report for TROIB News
